An anthology of seminal articles written by feminist scholars over a period of nearly 30 years which have had a major influence on the development of feminist theories of religion. The selected readings are wide-ranging in content and offer a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural perspective.

An anthology of seminal articles written by feminist scholars over a period of nearly 30 years which have had a major influence on the development of feminist theories of religion. The selected readings are wide-ranging in content and offer a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural perspective and reflect the work of scholars working within religious studies as well as scholars from other disciplines such as Nancy Chodorow and Judith Butler. The introductory essays by the volume editor linking some of the sections are packed with information about and reflections upon questions, resources, issues and debates vis-a-vis feminism and the study of religions. The book shows how debates about feminism within the study of religion have been influenced by broader theoretical discussions and provides evidence that feminist scholars working on religion have made their own contribution to feminist theory.

Part 1 Undercurrents - intersections of feminist theoretical insights and feminist theory in religious studies: gender, power and miscommunication, Nancy Henley and Cheris Kramarae
is female to male as nature is to culture?, Sherry Ortner
family structures and feminine personality, Nancy Chodorow
in a different voice, Linda Kerber et al
the notion of difference for emerging womanist ethics, Joan Martin
of waters and women - the philosophy of Lucy Irigaray, Lynda Haas. Part 2 Women and religions: gender and power in the new religious movements, Janet Jacobs
the impact of the Islamic movement in Egypt, Hala Shukrallah
religion and feminism - a consideration of cultural constraints on Sri Lankan women, Thalatha Seneviratne and Jan Currie
non-literary evidence for Jewish women in Rome and Egypt, Ross Kraemer
childbirth as a religious experience?, Susan Sered
in the tracks of the Munga-Munga, Diane Bell. Part 3 Critical discourse - framing the challenges in feminist theory: beyond the "big three", Mary Maynard
conceptualizing "patriarchy", Bonnie Fox
black women, sexism and racism, Gemma Nain
gender, ethnicity and class in Kenya, April Gordon
roundtable, what's in a name?, Miriam Peskowitz et al
rethinking sex and gender, Christine Delphy. Part 4 Is there a colour in this text? women of colour, women writing from the margins: "race", gender and the concept of "difference" in feminist thought, Mary Maynard
sexuality and gender in certain Native American tribes, Evelyn Blackwood
Africa on my mind, Frances White
defining our proyecto historico, Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz
re-placing race in (white) psychoanalytic discourse, Jean Walton
womanist interpretation of the new testament, Clarice Martin. Part 5 What's that you said? feminist responses to theoretical issues in the study of religions: (en)gendering religious studies, Randi Warne
Mircea Eliade and the feminist paradigm shift, Carol Christ
the feminist production of knowledge, Kate Nash
feminists and Freudians, Edith Kurzweil
the feminist standpoint, Nancy Hartsock
contingent foundations, Judith Butler. Part 6 Conclusions - continental drifting -feminism, postcoloniality and the lie of the land: all-owning spectatorship, Trinh Minh-ha.